Aston Villa are hoping to beat a host of Premier League clubs to the signing of Turkish starlet Omer Faruk Beyaz.

According to the Sun, the Fenerbahce youngster’s form in the Aegean Cup for Turkey under-16s has caught the eye of a number of clubs, with Villa sending scouts to watch the forward in action.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have also been keeping tabs on the 15-year-old, while competition from the continent comes from Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Stuttgart and PSV Eindhoven among others.

Clarke ‘going nowhere’

Footballer turned agent Ian Harte has doused rumours suggesting Jack Clarke could be set to leave Elland Road this month.

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Harte, a former Leeds player himself, represents the youngster, who has been linked with a host of clubs in the January transfer window, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur all thought to be interested.

Jack Clarke of Leeds United and Fikayo Tomori of Derby County compete for the ball (Image: Getty)

However, while the 18-year-old is acquiring much needed game time at Elland Road, Harte is reluctant to see Clarke move on.

“Jack will definitely be there and I hope he will be starting! I don’t understand why you think he won’t,” he wrote on social media to a fan questioning Clarke’s future with the club.